How surprised were you to hear about the recent revelations regarding the NSA surveillance program?

[Douglas Carpenter]

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	I was shocked and found it hard to believe something like this could be going on
	1 (17%)
	I was somewhat surprised but not really shocked
	0 (0%)
	I had already surmised that something like this was probably going on - but it is more extensive than I had previously realized
	1 (17%)
	I had already surmised that something like this was probably going on and it is pretty close to what I had expected
	4 (67%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[graham4anything]

1. as the guy in Casablanca used to say, "I'm shocked, shocked"

Most people knew about this a long time ago in a galaxy far far away

yet the dark side is attempting to come back in 2016, and voila, we are playing this old song again.

(How to morph Casablanca into Star Wars in two easy steps)

[JI7]

2. what revelations ?

[MrSlayer]

3. Not at all.

We've known about this forever.

[HooptieWagon]

4. The big surprise to me...

is the DUers defending it with coordinated talking points.

[G_j]

5. I am surprised

that people are finally discussing the issue.

[LondonReign2]

6. Ah, yes, the "old news" gambit

Nothing to see here, this is old news, and we must arrest someone for revealing this old news which, even though it is old news that everybody knew about already, completely harmed the U.S.

[Catherina]

9. I'm laughing that so many people, not the OP, are yawning and saying old news

I'm laughing that so many people, not the OP, are yawning and saying old news, we already knew.

Really? Everyone knew? If everyone knew why was this all so highly classified?

The other one is "I'm glad we're having this debate but Snowden needs to go to jail". Without Snowden there was NO debate.

[Catherina]

7. more extensive than I had previously realized

I didn't realize, as per the revelation of a former NSA Director, that they were entering into our home computer systems and snooping around at will if they wanted to, and lifting files from them. That surprised me.

[justiceischeap]

8. I recall someone trying to tell me that the government wasn't powerful enough

to spy on all Americans... doh, guess they were wrong and I was right...

[ieoeja]

10. I voted for the last, but would have preferred:

I had already surmised that something like this was probably going on and it is pretty close to what I had expected.

[dkf]

11. I thought they could if they desired...I didn't realize they were storing it ALL.

So I am flabbergasted.

[Douglas Carpenter]

12. some more results?

[Douglas Carpenter]

13. m

[Douglas Carpenter]

14. maybe one more try for results

[Captain Stern]

15. I wasn't surprised at all because I read about it in USA Today...back in 2006.

http://yahoo.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-10-nsa_x.htm